News Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's Stockpile Of Problems

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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was questioned on Monday in connection with the solar scam (Press Trust of India photo)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who is confronting opposition demands for his resignation in connection with the solar scam, now faces a police case.

  1. A court in Thrissur has asked the police to file a First Information Report against the Chief Minister.
  2. A petition has asked for a case against Mr Chandy after one of the two main accused in the case, Saritha Nair, told an inquiry commission that a bribe of nearly two crores was paid to the personal staff of the chief minister.
  3. Saritha Nair and her partner Biju Radhakrishnan are accused of collecting crores from industrialists after promising them solar panels at cheaper rates and using their political connections to land big contracts.
  4. Mr Chandy, who belongs to the Congress, is accused of links with Saritha Nair; many calls were allegedly made from his office to her.
  5. The Chief Minister spent nearly 11 hours being questioned on Monday. He denied any involvement in the scam and also refused to take a lie-detector test as suggested by Saritha Nair's lawyer.
  6. Earlier today, Left Front activists protesting outside the state government's headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram were lathi-charged by the police when they allegedly tried to break the security cordon.
  7. Veteran Left leader VS Achuthanandan said: "The Chief Minister has to decide. These are the circumstances under which (ministers) KM Mani and K Babu resigned."
  8. To add to the ruling party's troubles, a leaked audio tape played on local media had Congress spokesperson Tampanoor Ravi advising Saritha Nair to "play safe" in her testimony when she was cross-questioned. The politician denied that his remarks are evidence of him trying to coach Ms Nair.
  9. Assembly polls are due in Kerala this year and the Opposition is expected to use the solar scam to target Mr Chandy and the United Democratic Front that his Congress party leads.
  10. Three personal staff members of the chief minister were suspended after investigations, but Mr Chandy has denied any direct link.
A Police Case, Leaked Audio Tape: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's Stockpile Of Problems
 
scorpionking76

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The latest revelation by Saritha that she has paid bribe to CM is the latest controversy and she had direct access to him by hotline connection has put him in soup.
 
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it seems that the lady is telling she has an evidence and also she talked to the CM on the hotline that is on record.
 
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The Kerala High Court on Friday granted an interim stay on a vigilance court order directing for an FIR to be registered against Oommen Chandy and Power Minister Aryadan Muhammed. The interim stay has been granted for two months.

The High Court has also criticised the Vigilance Court judge for the order. The High Court observed that the Vigilance Court Judge seemed unaware of his position as he had called himself just a 'postman' in the order.

Reacting to the order, Congress leader KC Joseph said the HC should recommend action against the vigilance court judge. "Now let people decide if there was a conspiracy between the judge and others to bring down this government," Joseph said.

Huge relief for Oommen Chandy, HC stays Vigilance Court order against CM | The News Minute
 
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